Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A style of electronic dance music with a heavy, synthesized bass and drum lines and rapid tempos, originally popularized at parties held in abandoned warehouses.

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  • noun A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After (The Ware)house, nightclub in Chicago where it was first popularized.]

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From the name of the Warehouse club in Chicago, where this style of music was invented

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